Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage

UNESCO and the European Union launched the project on “Silk Roads Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage” in October 2018. Its main aim is to present and promote the Silk Roads heritage as a bridge between East and West.

Within the project we plan to organize cooperation of museums in countries that participate in this project. Also rehabilitation of cultural heritage sites will be done. And, finally, new tourism routes along the Silk Roads heritage corridors will be presented.

In 2021, a joint travelling exhibition on the common heritage along the Silk Roads will be developed as a result of the project.

In the long-term, this project aims to promote intercultural dialogue, develop heritage-based tourism and strengthen livelihoods of the communities in the Central Asian region.